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City of Vancouver launches $25-million affordable housing program

VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver has introduced a $25-million Community Housing...

Economic , Government February 25, 2020

North American equipment manufacturing industry to meet in Illinois

Milwaukee, Wis. – The annual Product Safety & Compliance Seminar, hosted by...

Associations February 25, 2020

Teck Resources shares down after company pulls Frontier oilsands project

VANCOUVER - Shares in Teck Resources Ltd. are trading down almost five per cent...

Economic , Projects , Resource February 24, 2020

3 Texas and 3 Florida Home Construction Hotbeds

Dallas and Houston Dominant in 2019 Permits In a ranking of the 50-plus biggest...

Economic February 24, 2020

Canadian Farm Builders Association marks 40th anniversary this year

The Canadian Farm Builders Association (CFBA) will celebrate its 40th anniversar...

Associations February 24, 2020

Devimco to build Quartier des lumieres condos in Montreal

MONTREAL — Quebec-based developer MACH and builder Devimco Immobilier have annou...

Projects February 24, 2020

Feds trades program targets high school girls

WINDSOR, ONT. — The federal government has announced a new recruitment program a...

Government , Labour February 24, 2020

Altree Developments kicks off Toronto’s Zorra project

TORONTO — Altree Developments has announced it is breaking ground on its 35-stor...

Projects February 24, 2020

Frontier Lithium to build concentrator north of Red Lake

SUDBURY, ONT. — Frontier Lithium has announced it is moving quickly on explorati...

Resource February 24, 2020

Critics assail Sacramento community solar plan

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Over the objections of environmentalists, California regula...

Infrastructure , Resource February 24, 2020

Westinghouse completes acquisition of Rolls-Royce’s nuclear services division

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. — Westinghouse Electric Company has announced it has com...

Economic February 24, 2020

Hilton brands join partnership developing Las Vegas resort

LAS VEGAS — Resorts World Las Vegas and Hilton have announced the participation...

Projects February 24, 2020

PHOTO: Put Up, Take Down

Workers dismantled the crane recently at the Guildwood Condominiums in Toronto....

Projects February 24, 2020

City of Vaughan to require COR from contractors starting in March

Beginning in March, construction contractors working on projects with the City o...

Government , OH&S February 24, 2020

Coronavirus could have multiple impacts on construction

Canada’s construction sector should brace itself for significant supply-chain in...

Economic , Resource February 24, 2020

Alberta project tests training to fast-track newcomer trades careers

A new program being tested in Alberta aims to find better ways of transitioning...

Associations , Labour February 24, 2020

City of Winnipeg replacing one of a kind bridge

WINNIPEG, MAN. - Winnipeg’s only bridge built with a wood-concrete composite dec...

Projects February 24, 2020

Cost-sharing agreement reached to twin Highway 40 in Alberta

EDMONTON, ALTA. – The Alberta government, Municipal District of Greenview and Co...

Government , Infrastructure February 24, 2020

Manitoba pours $61 million into Portage la Prairie wastewater infrastructure

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MAN. – The Manitoba government is putting $61 million toward...

Government , Infrastructure February 23, 2020

Teck Resources warns of $1.13B charge if Frontier oilsands mine rejected

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it will take an impairment charge of about...

Projects , Resource February 21, 2020

Top JOC headlines: Feb. 17 to Feb. 21

This week’s JOC headlines include Manitoba's continued pursuit of a pipeline to...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource February 21, 2020

Orillia ready to pull RFP trigger on long-awaited waterfront revitalization

The City of Orillia, 90 miles north of Toronto on the shore of Lake Couchiching,...

Government , Projects February 21, 2020

Eglinton LRT will not hit 2021 completion deadline

TORONTO — Metrolinx has announced that its $5.3-billion Eglinton Crosstown LRT w...

Infrastructure February 21, 2020

Ontario’s transportation minister introduces bill to expedite priority GTA transit projects

TORONTO — Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney has introduced...

Government , Infrastructure February 21, 2020

Inside Innovation: Where does the future of engineered bamboo stand?

Stronger than steel, low in cost, minimal environmental impact, and plentiful in...

Technology February 21, 2020

Good records key to winning claims, expert tells OSWCA delegates

There is much to be said for trust-building handshakes in the business world but...

Associations February 21, 2020

Stantec leads NYC’s $165M Battery Park resiliency project

Stantec is leading a design team for a U.S. $165-million project to rebuild and...

Projects February 21, 2020

B.C. leaders call on government to help with looming labour crisis

A recent forecast by BuildForce has construction leaders in B.C. concerned about...

Associations , Labour February 21, 2020

Talks the way to settle blockades, Trudeau insists, as calls for action grow louder

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are rejecting demands fro...

Government , Resource February 21, 2020

Industry Special: NHSA™ or NCSO®? Pick the BCCSA safety certification program that’s best for you

Want to drive a car in the province of British Columbia? A Class 1 commercial dr...

Associations , OH&S February 20, 2020

Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage opens in Edmonton

EDMONTON, ALTA. – The first buses have departed from the new Kathleen Andrews Tr...

Projects February 20, 2020

Inside Innovation: Future building codes challenge window manufacturing

Windows have traditionally represented up to 80 per cent of a building’s exterio...

Technology February 20, 2020

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